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A spacecraft travelling at a speed of 0.95 c goes from the planet Jupiter to the planet Pluto.
A. If an observer on planet Jupiter measures the length of the vessel as 55 m, how long is it when it is stationary?
B. A monkey inside the ship has a pulse of 116 beats/min when he is on the earth. What is his pulse inside the ship?
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